Hell forever

As stated by the Dr. Faustus quotes and some of Paradise Lost, Hell exists everywhere that Heaven is not, and Hell is felt by all those that have been in Heaven once they are all out of Heaven. Does this apply to people who have never been in Heaven before? If so, how do they know what Heaven feels like to have a perspective of what Hell should feel like?

Rding 8 Where is Hell?

In this reading Satan is talking about why he felt the need to overthrow God in Heaven. He goes on explaining how miserable he is where ever he flies. "Which way I flie is Hell; my self am Hell" (IV. 75.). This reminds me of the idea that Hell is everywhere an archangel goes because Hell is in the mind.

Worshipping Satan?

While I was reading about Satan’s daughter, Sin, it feels as if she is suffering much more than Satan and she is in Hell because of his war. She was punished to be the key holder of the gates of Hell for her father’s crime.  She was raped twice and then forced to live with “…These yelling Monsters that with ceaseless cry/Surround me…hourly conceiv’d/ And hourly born, with sorrow infinite…”(Book II, Lines 794-796). It seems as if everyone’s suffering is due to Satan’s idea for war and yet they are all praising him as if he is their savior. Even though Sin has suffered throughout her time in Hell, she believes , [Satan] wilt bring  [her] soon/ To that new world of light and bliss, among/ The Gods who live a life of ease…(Book II, Line 866-868). She immediately trusts his plan though she has suffered because of him.

Looking Back and epic Hero Satan

One thing that I noticed when looking back over the readings that I had skipped over previously is that Satan does not claim to be the creator of Hell when he first arrives "and thou profoundest Hell/ Rceive they new Possessor" (1:251-252).  This explains how God is still omnipotent even though Satan "creates" Hell: God had already made Hell.  But then why would God make a Hell if there had been no reason before?  The answer to this could justfy how God is still all-knowing even though Satan "betrayed" him: God already knew that Satan would betray him and created Hell, a place of torture, in preparation for Satan's "betrayal".  Then in our current reading I noticed that Satan is described similarly to an epic hero.  Satan will endure the pain and hardships of being the king of Hell for the other demons, and he offers to go out and find man fr the other demons.  Satan stands courageous while defying God and never backs down like an epic hero.